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2 <br /> <br /> <br />Average $16.04 $18.91 <br />Max $20.25 $28.50 <br />Min $10.59 $13.25 <br />*Keystone Compensation Plan Peer Group City <br /> <br />At the October 2, 2023 Work Session, staff presented the results of the data obtained and <br />recommended an increase in the starting hourly rate of pay from the current $15 per hour to $17.50 <br />per hour. Upon completion of every five years of service, Paid On-Call Firefighters would receive an <br />additional increase in their hourly rate of pay of $1.50. If approved, it was also recommended that <br />Paid On-Call Fire personnel be eligible for the annual Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) approved as <br />part of the Compensation Plan for non-union employees. Staff’s recommendation presented at the <br />October 2, 2023 Work Session is summarized in the following table: <br /> <br />Option A Starting <br />Wage <br />Upon <br />Completion of 5 <br />Years of Service <br />Upon <br />Completion of 10 <br />Years of Service <br />Upon <br />Completion of 15 <br />Years of Service <br />Upon <br />Completion of 20 <br />Years of Service <br />2023 $ 17.50 $ 19.00 $ 20.50 $ 22.00 $ 23.50 <br />2024 $ 18.16 $ 19.71 $ 21.27 $ 22.83 $ 24.38 <br /> <br />The recommended increase in the starting hourly wage is 9% over the researched average starting <br />hourly rate of pay. The 2024 budget impact of the staff recommendation is approximately $17,650 <br />which is already accounted for within the proposed contingency budget. <br />After much discussion, the Council directed staff to prepare alternatives to the staff recommendation, <br />including an option with a starting wage of $19 per hour, in which upon completion of every five years <br />of service, POC personnel would receive an additional increase in their hourly rate of pay of $1 per <br />hour, and an option with a starting wage of $21 per hour, in which upon completion of every five <br />years of service, POC personnel would receive an additional increase in their hourly rate of pay of <br />$1.50 per hour. Both options are summarized below: <br /> <br />Option B Starting <br />Wage <br />Upon <br />Completion of 5 <br />Years of Service <br />Upon <br />Completion of 10 <br />Years of Service <br />Upon <br />Completion of 15 <br />Years of Service <br />Upon <br />Completion of 20 <br />Years of Service <br />2023 $ 19.00 $ 20.00 $ 21.00 $ 22.00 $ 23.00 <br />2024 $ 19.71 $ 20.75 $ 21.79 $ 22.83 $ 23.86 <br /> <br />